Mom and boyfriend arrested after they made 12-year-old daughter run up and down street in diaper

Updated: 05/08/2012 03:14:15 PM CDT

Stephanie Ann Broten: Stephanie Ann Broten, 38, and Darnell Alan Landrum, 34, both of Fridley, were arrested Monday, May 7 on suscipian of malicious punishment of a child. The couple reportedly shaved Broten's 12-year-old daughter's head and forced her to run up and down a city street wearing a diaper because she brought home bad grades from school. They are being held in the Anoka County Jail awaiting charges. (Courtesy of Anoka County Sheriff's office)

A Fridley mother and her live-in boyfriend are in jail after police say they shaved the woman's 12-year-old daughter's head and forced her to run up and down a city street in a diaper.

Fridley police arrived on the 1600 block of 68th Avenue at about 7:20 p.m. Monday, May 7 to find a crowd of more than 50 people watching the girl as she moved up and down the block in nothing but a diaper and a tank top, said Fridley Police Lt. Mike Monsrud. Her hair had also been completely shaved off, Monsrud added, saying officers believe she had been outside for about half an hour before a neighbor alerted police.

"When the officer found her she was crying and hysterical," Monsrud said.

And here's my opinion on this: Take this girl and her siblings out of this house permanently. They may not stand much of a chance in the foster care system, but they stand no chance with this mother and her boyfriend. Do not have a goal of reuniting these kids with the mother.

11. There are a couple good reasons this girl isn't doing well in school.

4. triple sick - Through the whole contact, and even on the way to jail, both were laughing

Through the whole contact, and even on the way to jail, both were laughing and thinking it was ridiculous police would get involved in what they said was their parental decision,"
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33. I hope they keep laughing when the girl presses criminal assault charges.

10. Seeing as how the "adults" relate to public humiliation so well ...

The judge could have them choose between several months in the pokey ... or, they could opt to having their heads shaven and spending a few days walking up and down the local main roads wearing diapers and carrying signs indicating how this is their preferred form of punishment.

13. Holy crap - some people should just not be allowed to have kids.

14. those parents are just not with it. Humiliation is acceptable on YouTube, TRW not so much.

They should have put another angry authoritarian parent video up on the internets, that is the way to do it. Then you can humiliate your child in front of literally millions of people and be applauded for your excellent parenting skills.

26. It doesn't count if you enjoy it.. n/t

19. Diaper was on head??

Couple Made Girl Run in Public with Diaper on Head, Police Say

A mother and her boyfriend shaved her daughter's hair, put a diaper over her shaved head and made her down the street as punishment for bad grades at school Monday—all before a crowd of about 50 people, according to Fridley police and the St.

31. I guess taking away cell phone and tv privileges was not enough for these parents.

You know, like most normal parents would. Grounding or taking away stuff. Not shaving (!) your kid's hair off and forcing them to run down the street in a diaper. Or maybe spend sometime helping her with her homework. These people are clearly nuts. Poor kid.